wow that black paint looks wicked! nicely done. Its nice to see that someone is making sick cars out of the GT-500 scheme other than just the typical "elanor" job. too many people have done it for them to be special anymore. I can garuntee that there is NO OTHER CAR LIKE YOURS!! unfortunately i some a 67 fastback that a guy from siox city IA that absolutly murdered, made it all art deco modern-ish. oh well anothers vision. anywho, you got one for the museum man! nice ride.

Now for the good news/bad news. Good news is I found out why it is running so rough. When I adjusted the valves, I adjusted only the right (passenger) bank, because I was getting a little lifter noise. But I still noticed a roughness in the idle, and something was just not right. So I pulled a compression check. Cyl 6, 7 & 8. Were low. #1 was at 120# after 3 revs. Cyl #8 got up to 95# after 5 compression strokes. I pulled the valve cover, turned it over to the heel on the cam, and backed off the tensioner. The valve MOVED UP. It was not seating properly. SO I backed it off a little more. NO SPRING. Goes loose immediately. Adjusted it back down, up, down. Adjusts exactly like a solid lifter. YEP, collapsed lifter. Checked 6, 7, & 8. All collapsed. 5 is OK. CRRAPPPPPPP

Car looks great, great reality check,I am putting off putting a DOHC 4.6 in my DD notch and spend money on the 68. I would hope the Engine builder will resolve your problem free of charge, something of that nature really shouldn't happen.

Also although you only have 100 miles on her, do you notice any potential problems from stones and such hitting the lower rear quarters? It just something I have been thinking about on my car seeing my tires although still tucked are pretty far out there, and we have similar set ups.

Damn, I feel for you. I'm surprised they didn't catch this problem when they dyno'd the engine I'm sure the very last thing you want to do after getting everything installed just right is tear down the top of your engine. Let us know when you/they determine the root cause of the failure.

A better looking but more expensive option is to have 3M Clear Bra installed on the areas likely to get chipped. Stuff is very durable and nearly invisible and last 5+ years depending on use. Had some put on my 2007 and you can't see it unless you get very, very close.